Posted 1:16 PM by Susan Darst Williams

HEAD START IS A TOTAL WASTE;
OPS SHOULD DROP-KICK IT IMMEDIATELY

According to this well-designed, massive study for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, kids who had been in the expensive, government-provided early childhood program Head Start scored no better than kids in their same economic circumstances on 40 out of 41 measurements of cognitive impacts at the end of kindergarten:

http://acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hs/impact_study/reports/impact_study/executive_summary_final.pdf

The study used a very large, nationally representative sample and used a random assignment design -- the gold standard for such research.

The study, "Head Start Impact Study Final Report," released this week, was produced by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation of the Administration for Children and Families within HHS.

The Omaha Public Schools administers Head Start along with several other providers across the State of Nebraska.

Labels: Head Start ineffective, Head Start provides no benefit in 40 out of 41 categories, Nebraska Head Start program should be abolished